diff --git a/melib/src/backends.rs b/melib/src/backends.rs
index 8b6bb4a42..422b0f45f 100644
--- a/melib/src/backends.rs
+++ b/melib/src/backends.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ pub enum RefreshEventKind {
     Create(Box<Envelope>),
     Remove(FolderHash),
     Rescan,
+    Failure(MeliError),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/ui/src/conf/accounts.rs b/ui/src/conf/accounts.rs
index fa8d94ed4..77002ac1d 100644
--- a/ui/src/conf/accounts.rs
+++ b/ui/src/conf/accounts.rs
@@ -355,7 +355,12 @@ impl Account {
         }));
         Some(w)
     }
-    pub fn reload(&mut self, event: RefreshEvent, folder_hash: FolderHash) -> Option<UIEvent> {
+    pub fn reload(
+        &mut self,
+        event: RefreshEvent,
+        folder_hash: FolderHash,
+        sender: &chan::Sender<crate::types::ThreadEvent>,
+    ) -> Option<UIEvent> {
         if !self.folders[&folder_hash].is_available() {
             self.event_queue.push_back((folder_hash, event));
             return None;
@@ -424,6 +429,13 @@ impl Account {
                     );
                     self.workers.insert(folder_hash, handle);
                 }
+                RefreshEventKind::Failure(e) => {
+                    debug!("RefreshEvent Failure: {}", e.to_string());
+                    let sender = sender.clone();
+                    self.watch(RefreshEventConsumer::new(Box::new(move |r| {
+                        sender.send(crate::types::ThreadEvent::from(r));
+                    })));
+                }
             }
         }
         None
diff --git a/ui/src/state.rs b/ui/src/state.rs
index c0345cfe7..9fd5ae470 100644
--- a/ui/src/state.rs
+++ b/ui/src/state.rs
@@ -277,7 +277,9 @@ impl State {
                 self.context.replies.push_back(UIEvent::from(event));
                 return;
             }
-            if let Some(notification) = self.context.accounts[idxa].reload(event, hash) {
+            if let Some(notification) =
+                self.context.accounts[idxa].reload(event, hash, &self.context.sender)
+            {
                 if let UIEvent::Notification(_, _) = notification {
                     self.context
                         .replies